Abstract
It is showed here that an upper limit must exist for the speed of thermal waves because Fourier's laws of heat conduction cannot be used at very short length scales, but only over a length larger than the mean free path of the heat carriers.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 79-80 |
Number of pages | 2 |
Journal | Revista Mexicana de Fisica E |
Volume | 62 |
Issue number | 2 |
State | Published - 1 Jan 2016 |
Keywords
- Heat transfer
- Second sound
- Thermal waves